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Essays and decision drills for mulligans, roles, Limited, and the plan you actually board in. No card of the day.

The Hot Seat · Fundamentals

Your seven is on the table.

You are on the play. What is this hand trying to do?

  • LAND
  • LAND
  • TWO-DROP
  • REMOVAL
  • FIVE
  • FIVE
  • LAND
Reveal the line

Keep it. It spends mana early and has enough resources to function. A keep is a hand that can execute its plan, not a hand that looks perfect.

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5 essays

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  1. 01 Keep seven unless the hand cannot do its job Fundamentals · Aug 28, 2026
  2. 02 Name the beatdown before turn three Constructed · Aug 27, 2026
  3. 03 Take the two-drop that spends the mana Limited · Aug 25, 2026
  4. 04 Threat assessment is the Commander skill Commander · Aug 22, 2026
  5. 05 A sideboard is a matchup plan Constructed · Aug 20, 2026
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